Cal Fire schedules live fire training in Paso Robles
Cal Fire will be conducting a progression of live-fire training scenarios in Paso Robles all through the week of May…
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Nearly destroyed by fire four years ago, Camp Rancho Alegre, Outdoor School drawing closer to reopening
Four years after the Whittier Fire nearly destroyed Camp Rancho Alegre and The Outdoor School, a rebuilding project continues to progress and is…
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Fair and Expo plan revives Earl Warren Showgrounds to kick off summer
A towering Ferris wheel and screaming voices will return to the Earl Warren Showgrounds next month in Santa Barbara when the Fair and Expo comes to…
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Dr. Charity Dean focus of 60 Minutes “The Premonition” segment on COVID-19
Dr. Charity Dean, Santa Barbara County’s former Public Health Director (2014-2018) is in the national spotlight again. This time, in last Sunday’s…
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Newsom fights back against recall efforts
Gavin Newsom is fighting back against recall…
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High fire season underway in Santa Barbara County
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department declared today as the start of the 2021 high fire…
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Mysterious black swans spotted in Santa Barbara Harbor
Something peculiar showed up at the Santa Barbara Harbor this weekend, and it has many residents and wildlife experts scratching their…
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CA Fish and Wildlife advises hikers to be on the watch for rattlesnakes as temperatures rise
Rattlesnake season has officially arrived in Santa Barbara County and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is advising residents on what to…
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Record-tying heat could encourage beachgoers to start the weekend early
NewsChannel 3-12’s weather team forecasts a high of 80 degrees by 2 p.m. in Santa Barbara. Then more sun and upper 70s through the…
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Arbor Day at Cold Spring School brings tree planting and birdhouse making
Happy Arbor Day! As is tradition, since the late 1870s, it is a day to plant trees. Cold Spring Elementary School students celebrated by planting an…
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San Marcos puts on in-person theater production
The San Marcos High School Theatre Department will present a live, in-person production of the musical “Mamma Mia” at the outside Greek Theatre on…
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Latest Variant Testing Results for Santa Barbara County
Local health experts are seeing a “significant shift” in COVID-19 Variants of Concern in Santa Barbara…
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Strawberry Cruzin’ drive-through event begins at Santa Maria Fairpark
Strawberry Cruzin’ 2021, a modified version of the popular Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival, begins its five-day run today at the Santa Maria…
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Infectious Disease expert: ‘Variants of concern showing up and taking over’
Infectious Disease experts in Santa Barbara County are well into a fifth month tracking two COVID-19 variants now prevalent in Santa Barbara County.…
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National conservation organization joins local effort to preserve San Marcos Foothills
Organizers of the Foothills Forever campaign said they have more monetary and conservation muscle behind their quest to buy back a swath of private…
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Hikers spot bear near Lizard’s Mouth
Video of a brown bear near Lizard’s Mouth was shared with #YourNewsChannel.…
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Lotusland launches online art sale, gallery exhibition
Lotusland has launched an online art sale & gallery exhibition in the Funk…
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New MTD transit center now open in Santa Barbara
The newly remodeled Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) Center has opened in Santa…
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Cherishing your loved one with a Parting Stone
NewsChannel 3-12 profiles a unique company, a stand-out in an era when people are looking for new solutions to old…
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C.A.R.E.4Paws hosts first countywide pet food donation drive-thru
Across the nation, the number of pets living in poverty has increased by more than 20 percent compared to pre-COVID estimates, according to an ASCPA…
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